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Debra Silversmith

Debra Silversmith

Chief Investment Officer

As Chief Investment Officer, Debra is responsible for developing First Western’s overall investment strategy. She leads the Investment Policy Committee, which designs the asset allocation guidelines to be implemented by First Western’s portfolio managers. She also directs the firm’s partnerships with outside investment managers. Debra has more than 35 years of experience in securities analysis and portfolio management.

Debra joined First Western through the merger of Sterling Partners in March 2005. She was a founding partner of Sterling Partners and was responsible for the investment management efforts of the firm, participating in both securities research and the management of client portfolios. Prior to founding Sterling Partners, Debra was the director of research and securities analyst at both Hanifen, Imhoff Inc. and Boettcher & Company. Previously, she was a vice president of research in the Risk Arbitrage department of Salomon Brothers in New York.Email Debra at Debbie.Silversmith@myfw.com

Getting to Know Debra

What do you like most about your job?The combination of using both my analytical and interpersonal skills on a daily basis. Working with the financial markets means the environment is always changing. Work can never be boring. Also I value my ability to impact both the firm and our clients.

What person, living or deceased, would you most like to meet?Albert Einstein